:I am going to attempt a reproduction of the Zenith Z-985 battery. I have had some success with an old Burgess A&B battery. I opened the case and scanned onto good quality photo paper. Next, I built a box of very thin plywood (less than 1/16th) and glued the paper to the box. It came out looking exactly like the original. Then I put the guts in. 60 double-A's for the 90v side and 6 D's for the 9v side. I used the original RCA 4-pin connector. An advantage is that if you scan it to a "paint" program, you can remove the blemishes that appear on the original. My problem now is finding an old Zenith battery (Z-985) to scan. I can scan it without taking it apart if someone out there would be willing to loan me one for the cause of preserving these great radios. I'll be happy to give you a deposit. I live in Melbourne, FL and would be willing to drive as far as 100 miles to pick it up and return it OR pay the postage. Thanks
:Roger: I have seen quite a few old dry battery packs for sale on ebay which might be a source for you. A comment on the electrical side: Why not use 9 volt batteries for the 90 volt side in that it would only require 10. Then use rechargeable sub C cells for the "A" or filament side. Sub C nicads yield about 1.3 volts and you could parallel 4 of them and have a good heater supply. T. Singletary.
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